Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Season 3

53 episodes · Sep 4, 1953

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  • S3E1

    The Perfect Secretary

    Sep 4, 1953

    An architect finds that romance can hurt a working relationship.

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  • S3E2

    Lost and Found

    Sep 11, 1953

    Embezzler Mark Andrews trains a dog as a killer to exact revenge from his ex-boss.

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  • S3E3

    Boomerang

    Sep 18, 1953

    A crime-bent college student's carefully laid plans for robbery boomerang.

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  • S3E4

    Desert Tragedy

    Sep 25, 1953

    Prospector Jake Simpson unwittingly allows a killer to join his search for a gold mine.

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  • S3E5

    The Prize

    Oct 2, 1953

    A farmer tries to strike up a romance with the Professor of animal husbandry.

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  • S3E6

    The Long Shot

    Oct 9, 195330m

    After three other cargo planes have mysteriously disappeared, an army air corps crew is informed that their plane is carrying a hidden time bomb. Since a powerful storm has made visibility virtually nil, the airmen desperately search their craft for the explosives. The Episode was Directed by Ted Post and stars Charles Bronson as Sgt. Roy Smith, and Pitt Herbert as Rouke.

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  • S3E7

    In the Pincers

    Oct 16, 1953

    A long-ago crime is exposed in a letter disrupts the comfortable life of a married couple

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  • S3E8

    Second Sight

    Oct 23, 1953

    A man blinded by an accident is forced to borrow money from a racketeer in order to support his wife.

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  • S3E9

    The Sail

    Oct 30, 1953

    Aspiring artist Mark Norton is financed by his father---who thinks he's studying agriculture.

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  • S3E10

    Lineman's Luck

    Nov 6, 1953

    Two brothers fall for the same girl.

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  • S3E11

    Lucky Thirteen

    Nov 13, 1953

    An honest man learns that he can save his daughter from being swindled only by resorting to fraud himself.

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  • S3E12

    Fresh Start

    Nov 20, 1953

    Despondent shop girl Norma Bailey decides to end it all by gas asphyxiation. Before it can take effect, a young man breaks in and stops it, but he's there by chance, running from the police, pursuing him for a stolen diamond bracelet. Later, Norma falls in love with him and tries to persuade the victim not to press charges.

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  • S3E13

    Closed Door

    Nov 27, 1953

    A heartless businessman has spent the last three weeks in a single room of his home. He's developed a psychosomatic affliction which makes it unable for him to turn the room's doorknob. He refuses to leave until he can open the door himself, and refuses psychiatric help. A family with a sick child takes refuge in his home during a severe storm against his wishes.

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  • S3E14

    Storm Swept

    Dec 4, 1953

    The wife of a fugitive from the law escapes with him to a far away island. Their tiny refuge becomes the scene of great emotional and physical upheaval with the arrival of a mysterious detective and a tropical storm.

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  • S3E15

    No Compromise

    Dec 11, 1953

    In the 1870s, Texas Ranger Earl Webb must escort wanted gunman John Fenner by passenger train through the state of Louisiana to get back home. However, the long, grueling journey is fraught with danger, including many of Fenner's trigger happy relatives trying to free the prisoner.

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  • S3E16

    Part of the Game

    Dec 18, 1953

    An opponent of a boxer who goes blind during a fight is tormented by the fact that he may have caused the blindness.

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  • S3E17

    The Baker of Barnbury

    Dec 25, 1953

    A baker discovers talents other than baking during the holidays.

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  • S3E18

    Go Away a Winner

    Jan 1, 1954

    Vi divorces her husband after he be comes involved with crooks and goes to prison for a gas station holdup. She gets on with her life with her son and new husband. Seven years later, out of prison, Marty shows up at the amusement park shooting gallery she operates. He's angry and wants her to know he's good with a gun.

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  • S3E19

    Rim of Violence

    Jan 8, 1954

    A young policeman's daily contact with ugliness and heartbreak shakes his faith in humanity.

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  • S3E20

    Pearl Handled Guns

    Jan 15, 1954

    A colorful outlaw is the object of a boy's hero-worship.

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  • S3E21

    At the Natchez Inn

    Jan 22, 1954

    An adventurer impersonates the lost Dauphin to elude Napoleon's men.

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  • S3E22

    Give the Guy a Break

    Jan 29, 1954

    An officer comes to the aid of his friend who is being sought for murder.

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  • S3E23

    Four Things to Do

    Feb 5, 1954

    A man heads out west to get rich mining gold and breaks a lot of promises along the way.

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  • S3E24

    Man from Outside

    Feb 12, 1954

    A police lieutenant serving time in a state penitentiary is trying to obtain evidence for a man facing execution on a false charge.

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  • S3E25

    The Jungle Trap

    Feb 19, 1954

    While leading a safari, a professional hunter encounters the judge who sentenced his innocent brother to death for a crime he did not commit.

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  • S3E26

    Night Ride to Butte

    Feb 26, 1954

    A young woman is forced to choose between two detectives who love her.

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  • S3E27

    The Great Lady

    Mar 5, 1954

    A retired actress defends a woman on a murder charge.

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  • S3E28

    Groundloop

    Mar 12, 1954

    An ex-pilot's restlessness threatens his marriage.

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  • S3E29

    Her Kind of Honor

    Mar 19, 1954

    A corporal in Napoleon's army faces death for his alleged romantic involvement with Josephine.

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  • S3E30

    The Edge of Battle

    Mar 26, 1954

    An Army lieutenant is held captive by a troubled G.I.

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  • S3E31

    Tapu

    Apr 2, 1954

    A man returns to an island to claim buried gold.

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  • S3E32

    The Plugged Nickel

    Apr 9, 1954

    After an argument with his wife, a man embarks on an auto trip that throws him into contact with an escaped killer.

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  • S3E33

    Something Wonderful

    Apr 16, 1954

    A young actress must decide between marriage and a stage career.

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  • S3E34

    Dawn at Damascus

    Apr 23, 1954

    An engineer, caught in a romantic triangle, is almost killed by the woman he loves.

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  • S3E35

    Decision at Sea

    Apr 30, 1954

    On a hospital ship, a Navy doctor tries to help a wounded marine who has lost the will to live.

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  • S3E36

    Prisoner in the Town

    May 7, 1954

    Angry townspeople persecute a deputy sheriff who tries to defend a girl accused of murder.

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  • S3E37

    The Pearl Street Incident

    May 14, 1954

    A beauty parlor owner finds herself caught in the middle of escaping criminals.

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  • S3E38

    Blizzard Bound

    May 21, 1954

    A trio is trapped by a raging blizzard. Their group is joined by a thug who managed to escape a plane wreck.

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  • S3E39

    Little War at San Dede

    May 28, 1954

    Three Americans are arrested in a small South American country as a revolution is about to take place. The authorities believe that one of the three is the leader of the revolt and threaten to kill all three men unless the ring-leader comes forward.

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  • S3E40

    The Whale on the Beach

    Jun 4, 1954

    A retired sea captain has problems when he finds a whale washed up on his doorstep after a storm.

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  • S3E41

    The Treasure of Santo Domingo

    Jun 11, 1954

    A vacationing bookkeeper gets involved in a bizarre struggle for life and treasure with an escaped convict.

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  • S3E42

    The Black Mate

    Jun 18, 1954

    No-nonsense sailor Bunter signs on as first mate on a sailing ship helmed by an eccentric skipper. The Captain is a firm believer in spiritualism which Bunter dismisses as idiotic superstition. But one strange night, Bunter falls on the deck, saying he's seen a ghost. The next morning, his hair is completely white.

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  • S3E43

    The Man Who Escaped from Devil's Island

    Jun 25, 1954

    After two years on Devil's Island, a prisoner escapes and is befriended by a policeman.

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  • S3E44

    How the Brigadier Won His Medal

    Jul 2, 1954

    Napoleon sends one of his Brigadiers (Claude Dauphin) on a special mission to the King of Spain.

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  • S3E45

    Rabbit's Foot

    Jul 9, 1954

    Small town police are about to search the swamps for the murderer of a local cop when a man emerges from the bayou. He says he's a detective on the trail of a payroll thief and shot the robber/cop killer in a shootout. The man shows off a bag full of the stolen money which he says he retrieved and must return to the city immediately. Before he can catch a train out of town, the deputy realizes the "detective" isn't who he claims to be and a chase back into the swamps ensues.

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  • S3E46

    Showdown at Sunset

    Jul 16, 1954

    In the Old West, a boy's life is jeopardized by gunmen who want to take control of his father's land.

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  • S3E47

    The General's Boots

    Jul 23, 1954

    A martinet of a general, one of his former officers, and a middle aged plane passenger find themselves in a liferaft with only one canteen of water.

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  • S3E48

    By-Line

    Jul 30, 1954

    A reporter's girlfriend tries to keep him from stepping into a deadly trap set by his vicious managing editor.

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  • S3E49

    The Roman and the Renegade

    Aug 6, 1954

    In ancient Rome, a general's daughter falls under the spell of her enemy -- the invading Hannibal.

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  • S3E50

    Gift of the Devil

    Aug 13, 1954

    A young sheepman is torn between a blacksmith's daughter and a woman who promises to help him win a fortune at cards.

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  • S3E51

    Captain in Command

    Aug 20, 1954

    A destitute pilot takes the only flying job offered him, then begins to suspect that his employers are criminals.

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  • S3E52

    Hemmed In

    Aug 27, 1954

    A recluse, locked in an elevator, faces death.

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  • S3E53

    Delay at Fort Bliss

    Sep 3, 1954

    A small army garrison is surrounded by Apaches who threaten to wipe out the entire command unless an Indian prisoner is set free.

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